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==Overview==
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==About==
[[category:organizations]]The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, generally known as the [[Catholic League (US)|Catholic League]], is a non-profit organization which advocates for "the right of [[Catholic]]s... to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination."
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[[category:organizations]]The [[Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights]], generally referred to as "the [[Catholic League]]", is a non-profit organization which advocates for "the right of [[Catholic]]s... to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination." The organization's president is [[Bill Donohue]].
===Notes===
 
They have recently caused trouble for biology professor and well-known blogger [[PZ Myers]] in reaction to his outspoken [http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/07/its_a_goddamned_cracker.php comments] regarding Catholic [[2008 sacred wafer scandal|reactions]] to the improper handling of a [[Eucarist|mass-produced holy object]]. Going just from this one incident, they would seem to be a group of [[powermonger|power-mongering]] [[outrage addiction|outrageaholic]]s.
 
  
It would also appear that their claim to speak for the Catholic community is in question, as one of their [[2008-07-11 Can this possibly get more insane|press releases]] disparagingly refers to the [[theory of evolution]] as the "King Kong Theory of Creation" -- despite the fact that the [[Catholic Church]] itself does not take a stand against evolution.
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In 2008, the Catholic League attempted to cause trouble for biology professor and well-known blogger [[PZ Myers]] in reaction to his outspoken [[2008-07-08 IT'S A FRACKIN' CRACKER!|comments]] regarding Catholic [[2008 sacred wafer scandal|reactions]] to the supposedly improper handling of a [[Eucharist wafer|mass-produced holy object]].
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==Conclusions==
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Going just from just the Sacred Wafer incident, they would seem to be a group of [[powermonger|power-mongering]] [[outrage addiction|outrageaholic]]s.
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It would also appear that their claim to speak for the Catholic community is [[false advocacy|in question]]. For example, one of their [[2008-07-11 Can this possibly get more insane|press releases]] disparagingly refers to the [[theory of evolution]] as the "King Kong Theory of Creation" -- despite the fact that the [[Catholic Church]] itself does not take a stand against evolution.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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* {{conservapedia|Catholic League}}
 
* {{conservapedia|Catholic League}}
 
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* <s>{{dkosopedia}}</s>[[category:!dkosopedia]] no equivalent page (as of 2008-07-11)
* <s>{{sourcewatch}}</s>[[category:!sourcewatch]] no equivalent page (as of 2008-07-11)
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* <s>{{sourcewatch}}</s>[[category:!sourcewatch]] no equivalent page (as of 2008-07-11, confirmed 2010-06-06)
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===Official===
 
===Official===
 
* [http://www.catholicleague.org/ offical web site]
 
* [http://www.catholicleague.org/ offical web site]
===Filed Links===
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 11 November 2020

About

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, generally referred to as "the Catholic League", is a non-profit organization which advocates for "the right of Catholics... to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination." The organization's president is Bill Donohue.

In 2008, the Catholic League attempted to cause trouble for biology professor and well-known blogger PZ Myers in reaction to his outspoken comments regarding Catholic reactions to the supposedly improper handling of a mass-produced holy object.

Conclusions

Going just from just the Sacred Wafer incident, they would seem to be a group of power-mongering outrageaholics.

It would also appear that their claim to speak for the Catholic community is in question. For example, one of their press releases disparagingly refers to the theory of evolution as the "King Kong Theory of Creation" -- despite the fact that the Catholic Church itself does not take a stand against evolution.

Links

Reference

Official